Poet Laureate

Demian Byedny, described as the "Russian Poet Laureate," has written a satire on Lloyd George:

Oh! if you know, Dear Mr. how we miss you all!

Your successors, who now rule England in your place,

Are so beastly clever and cute

That really I dare not write to them.

What a pity that you have retired.

It was always so easy to deal with you.

Every step of yours was so easy to see through.

But Curzon -try to argue or negotiate with him!

No one knows what he has in his mind or up his sleeve . . .

You, dear friend, were always so nice and courteous,

When you tried to frighten us and failed,

You, immediately opened negotiations and concluded an agreement.

But Curzon! He is different.

He talks of " territorial waters"

And other things,

And will not suffer us to bargain . . .